BIWTC’s 101 water transport in operation: Shajahan Khan

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SANGSAD BHABAN, June 12, 2018 (BSS) – The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) has been providing service with 101 water transports across the country.

“We have 181 water transports in the BIWTC fleet and 101 transports are in operation,” Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan told this, while replying to a question from treasury bench
member Sadhan Chandra Majumder of Naogaon-1 in the Jatiya Sangsad today.

He said the government has procured and rehabilitated 151 water transports to the BIWTC fleet for improving river route service.

The government brought and rehabilitated 19 ferries, 10 pontoons, two passenger vessels, 12 water buses, four sea trucks and four container ships alongside 10 water transport
for aid to the BIWTC fleet, Khan added.

“The BIWTC is providing service on eight ferry routes across the country and on an average more than 7,500-8,000 motor transports are being ferried per day,” he said.

The minister said some eight water transports are under manufacturing at a cost of Taka 16.81 crore.